Search For "omicron"
Russia's Sputnik V effectiveness against Omicron 75pc: Vaccine developer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The effectiveness of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron coronavirus variant is 75 per cent, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of Russia's Gamaleya Research Center, said on Tuesday.
Read More
China reports 127 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): China on Monday reported 127 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, local media reported citing the National Health Commission on Tuesday.
Read More
Amid nationwide COVID-19 flare-ups, China enters 40-day Spring Festival tr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): The world's largest human migration, China's 40-day Chunyun or Spring Festival travel rush, kicked off on Monday amid nationwide COVID-19 flare-ups.
Read More
India tackling another COVID-19 wave while maintaining economic growth: PM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasized India's fight against another wave of COVID-19 caused due to the Omicron variant of coronavirus while maintaining the economic growth of the country.
Read More
COVID-19: Third wave has reached its peak in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, says
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Dr Manindra Agrawal, Professor of IIT Kanpur, said that the third wave of COVID-19, which is caused by Omicron, has reached its peak in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as predicted by IIT's Sutra model.
Read More
Better preparedness at all levels in COVID third wave: Experts
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Analysing the curvature of the three COVID-19 waves that have had hit India, experts said that the preparedness in the third wave is better at all levels while adding that until the next few weeks, it is too early to come to an inference regarding the sig
Read More
mRNA vaccine testing for Omicron subject to regulatory approvals: Gennova
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The testing of Gennova Biopharmaceutical's mRNA vaccine for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is subject to regulatory approvals, the company's official spokesperson informed on Monday.
Read More
COVID: Delhi witnesses decline in cases, logs 12,527 new infections
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Delhi on Monday witnessed a decline in COVID cases and logged 12,527 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Read More
Pak postpones decision on schools closure amid Omicron surge
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): As Omicron cases continue to rise in Pakistan, particularly in urban areas, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) postponed the decision to close educational institutions in the country once again on Monday.
Read More
Cueist Pankaj Advani recovers from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Ace cueist Pankaj Advani has recovered from COVID-19. After finally testing negative for the virus, Advani talked about how he was bogged down after testing positive.
Read More
India's first homegrown mRNA vaccine to be tested amid Omicron spike: Offi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The country's first messenger mRNA vaccine is expected to begin trials on humans in February.
Read More
Tianjin striving to control Omicron 'in a few days', says top Chinese expe
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tianjin [China], January 17 (ANI): The municipality of the northern Chinese city of Tianjin is trying to block local community transmission of COVID-19 amid the spread of Omicron, local media reported citing a top Chinese expert.
Read More